DIY Distortion Pedal Kits
Building your own distortion guitar pedal is a great way to learn about electronics and explore different sound possibilities. You will need some basic tools, components, and a soldering iron to get started.
To start, it’s important to understand what a distortion pedal does. A distortion pedal is a type of effect pedal that adds distortion to the guitar signal. This distortion can range from a subtle crunch to a full-on fuzz.
Once you understand the basics, you should decide on the type of distortion you’d like to create. This will determine the type of components and circuitry you’ll need. Common components used in distortion pedals include transistors, integrated circuits, and diodes.
With a little patience and the right tools, you can build your own DIY distortion guitar pedal. Have fun!
DIY Distortion Pedal Kits
Below, you'll find a number of DIY guitar effects pedal kits & PCB's based on original DIY Distortion pedals from famous brands. If there are any other pedals that you'd like to see featured, please get in touch and let me know.


Boss DF-2 Super Distortion & Feedbacker


Boss DS-1 Distortion


Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal


Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret


Catalinbread Karma Suture


DOD FX53 Classic Tube


DOD FX76 Punkifier


EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold


EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal


Electro Harmonix Big Muff


Electro Harmonix Double Muff


Electro Harmonix Muff Fuzz


Electro Harmonix Op Amp Big Muff


Friedman BE-OD


Friedman Dirty Shirley


Friedman Motor City Drive


Fulltone Mas Malo


Fulltone Secret Freq


Ibanez BN5 Black Noise Distortion


Ibanez CD5 Cyberdrive


Ibanez MT10 Mostortion


Ibanez SD9 Sonic Distortion


JHS Angry Charlie


JHS PG-14


Lovepedal Purple Plexi


Marshall Shred Master


MI Audio Crunch Box


MI Audio Super Crunch Box


MXR Distortion+


MXR M75 Super Badass Distortion


ProCo Rat


Thorpy FX Warthog


Vertex TDrive


Wampler Pinnacle Distortion


Wampler Plexi Drive


Wampler Sovereign Distortion


Wampler Triple Wreck


ZVex 59 Sound


ZVex Box of Rock

